[MD] Posting in Dynamic Quality Format
MarshaV
valkyr at att.net
Tue Jun 14 12:50:05 PDT 2011
Dear Markarulia,
You must be joking. Gender is never a non-issue: it may swing in a
positive direction or a negative direction, but it is never a non-issue.
I write to my lover every day. Do you think for one moment I would
share with you?
Yes, all in good fun. No harm, no foul.
Cheers,
Marsha
On Jun 14, 2011, at 3:37 PM, 118 wrote:
> Hi All,
> It has been said that communication through writing lies within the
> realm of static quality. Certainly it can be said that it is based on
> Subject/Object grammar. How then do we point to dynamic quality,
> without getting stuck in these circular discussions which only point
> towards themselves?
>
> I propose that there is a method in writing which is based on Dynamic
> Quality. In fact there are many methods being used today with such a
> basis. Train of thought, or automatic writing is one of those. Often
> I have to read my posts after I have written them to see what I said.
> In this way writing is more like talking in the present tense, in the
> moment.
>
> So, what does this look like when we are relating something that
> happened in the past? Well, we must remember that things that
> happened in the past were happening in the present at one time. By
> present I mean that infinitesimal (non-existent) fraction of time that
> we live in. In order to explain this, I will use an example that has
> nothing to do with MoQ, since that is much more difficult. I will
> choose the following sentence written in standard past-tense grammar,
> and convert it to dynamic quality format.
>
> "The lovestruck man swam across the cold river to be with his expectant lover."
>
> OK with that? Now here is the Dynamic Quality Format:
>
> "Feeling alone and despondent, the intensity of desire was building.
> Each step brought him closer to that object of his desire until he was
> met by a cold river which presented a barrier. Yet, his wanting
> pushed him forward. As he entered, the cold began to travel up his
> body until he was completely free of suffocating heat. Arm over arm
> he entered into a mesmerized state where each moment was unique and
> separate from the previous. He had no idea how long he was in this
> state, but found himself surfacing at the shore, and the spellbinding
> cold was replaced slowly with heat once more. This much closer, he
> moved slowly towards that which he sought in order to satisfy the
> longing which had held him for so long. This was the woman who was
> expecting him."
>
> So, why do I call this "writing in Dynamic Quality format"? It is
> simply because as one read this, everything is opening up to the
> reader as happening in the moment. The subjects and objects are
> revealed as they happen. It is not until the end of the sentence that
> the beginning is defined. This is the way life works if we live in
> the dynamic moment. Each moment defines those that occurred
> previously.
>
> Give it a try and see what you guys come up with!
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
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